COVID-19 in Indian Country
By law, the Small Business Administration will not be able to issue new coronavirus related loan approvals once the programs experience a lapse in appropriations.
The Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe will file an injunction against the Trump administration regarding the $8 billion coronavirus relief fund.
The Small Business Administration is doing nothing to help small gaming operators, according to Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nevada).
Sen. Tom Udall (D-New Mexico) is telling the Trump administration that non-governmental entities should not receive a share of an $8 billion coronavirus relief fund intended for tribal nations.
Tribes and Alaska Native corporations must submit information by 11:59 PM Eastern, April 17, 2020, in order to secure a share of the $8 billion relief fund.
The Department of the Treasury and the Department of the Interior announced plans for distribution of funding appropriated in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act.
Some users are having trouble downloading and viewing the CARES Act certification forms that were released by the Department of the Treasury.
The Department of the Treasury and the Small Business Administration will hold two tribal consultations on critical aspects of the CARES Act.
Following an inquiry placed on April 10, 2020, the Department of the Interior released a statement about the $8 billion coronavirus relief fund promised to tribes.
Lawmakers continue to call on the Small Business Administration to issue updated guidance to allow small tribal gaming enterprises under 500 employees to apply for assistance through the Paycheck Protection Program.
Rep. Sharice Davids (D-Kansas) and Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Arizona) led a letter signed by 38 bipartisan members of Congress calling for tribal small businesses to have access to critical coronavirus relief programs.
New Mexico Tribes will receive over $674,000 in grants from the U.S. Department of Transportation as part of the $2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
The Indian Health Service has received more than $1 billion in additional resources to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus pandemic.
The American Gaming Association is deeply concerned with the interim regulatory guidelines which preclude small gaming entities and their employees from receiving economic support under the newly-established Paycheck Protection Program.
With the number of COVID-19 cases in Indian Country continuing to rise, the Trump administration is embarking on the most consequential tribal consultation in recent history.
The CARES Act is landmark legislation that provides critical relief to Tribal governments impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
We will be hosting a special web-based Native Edge Institute to help you get your questions answered on what the new CARES Act means.
Rep. Markwayne Mullin (R-Oklahoma), a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, was one of many supporters of the CARES Act, a bipartisan bill that brings $10 billion in relief and funding to Indian Country.
Rep. Tom Cole (R-Oklahoma), a citizen of the Chickasaw Nation, is out of self-quarantine after coming into contact with a fellow member of Congress who tested positive for COVId-19.
The CARES Act provides $8B in critical assistance for tribal governments.
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